Beatrice Straight
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Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. Hers remains the shortest acting performance in a film to win an Oscar. In her winning role in the 1976 film Network, she was on screen for five minutes and forty seconds. She also received an Emmy nomination for her role in The Dain Curse. Straight can also be recognized as Dr. Lesh in Poltergeist.
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Movies
Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
Margaret Channing
Under Siege
Margaret Sloan
Power
Claire Hastings
Chiller
Marion Creighton
The Princess and the Pea
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
Ruth
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
Endless Love
Rose
The Formula
Kay Neeley
Bloodline
Kate Erling
The Promise
Marion Hillyard
Killer on Board
Beatrice Richmond
World of Darkness
Joanna Sanford
Network
Louise Schumacher
The Borrowers
Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party
Mrs. Sheridan
The Haunting of Rosalind
Mother
The Young Lovers
Mrs. Burns
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
The Silken Affair
Theora
Patterns
Nancy Staples
King Lear
Goneril
Phone Call from a Stranger
Claire Fortness
TV Series
Robert Kennedy & His Times
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3 Episodes
St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
3 Episodes
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1 Episode
King's Crossing
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10 Episodes
The Dain Curse
Alice Dain Leggett
3 Episodes
The Andros Targets
Mrs. Bendeson
1 Episode
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
2 Episodes
Beacon Hill
Mrs. Hacker
11 Episodes
Mission: Impossible
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Felony Squad
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Ben Casey
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Dr. Kildare
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The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
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Route 66
2 Episodes
Naked City
Ann Johns
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
1 Episode
Inner Sanctum
1 Episode
Omnibus
Goneril
1 Episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth
1 Episode
Love of Life
219 Episodes
Lights Out
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Suspense
Claire Trent
1 Episode
Studio One
2 Episodes